Brahmn kite

[Prajwal J Ullal]

Recently during my visit to my Native place and enjoying the pleasant and clean weather, I heard calls of a kite very close to our house only to find a Brahmin Kite sitting on top of a coconut tree. Probably might have built a nest on it. Lighting wasn't ideal and also the kite was too far off from me. Finally equipping my Canon 550D with 55-250 lens and manual focusing I could get a clear shot of the birdie, it was a bit windy, so the branch would move around hindering a clear shot at kite.

EXIF

Canon EOS 550D
Canon 55-250IS
F/7.1
Shutterspeed 1/640
ISO 200

Location: Thokkottu, Mangalore

[Jim Manjooran]

nice composition with the pattern of the palm leaves..good work..

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice sighting. Good eye contact. The light seems difficult, as it looks a bit cloudy and there is sky in the background. The patterns created by the palm leaves look good. You did well in the given conditions. Thanks for sharing.

[Sabyasachi Patra]

Nice to see a brahminy kite. During childhood days we used to think that sighting of a brahminy kite is auspicious. In odiya we call it "Sankha cheela". Sankha means conch and the name is probably due to the white colour.

The coconut leaves create a nice pattern. Without that and the centrally placed bird, the composition would have looked bad. Thanks for sharing.

Cheers,
Sabyasachi